List of 500 point seasons in college football

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The following is a list of college football teams who scored 500 points in a single season. The first list is sorted by points scored, and the second list is sorted by season.[1] Data is missing for the 2001, 2002 and 2007 seasons.

    Pts       School                       Season     Classification
    765    Harvard (MA)                    1886   Major College
    752    Mount Union (OH)                1997   NCAA III
    747    Georgia Southern                1999   NCAA 1-AA
    744    Georgetown (KY)                 1991   NAIA II
    725    Minnesota                       1904   Major College
    710    Georgetown (KY)                 1999   NAIA
    702    Saint John's (MN)               1993   NCAA III
    698    Yale (CT)                       1888   Major College
    687    Yale (CT)                       1886   Major College
    669    Mount Union (OH)                1996   NCAA III
    667    Central St. (OH)                1989   NAIA I
    665    Yale (CT)                       1889   Major College
    662    Mount Union (OH)                2000   NCAA III
    660    Harvard (MA)                    1887   Major College
    658    Marshall (WV)                   1996   NCAA 1-AA
    656    Hawaii                          2006   NCAA 1-A
    654    Georgia Southern                1998   NCAA 1-AA
    654    Nebraska                        1983   NCAA 1-A
    653    Northwest Missouri St.          1998   NCAA II
    652    Texas                           2005   NCAA 1-A
    652    Montana                         1995   NCAA 1-AA
    649    Mount Union (OH)                1999   NCAA III
    644    Michigan                        1902   Major College
    638    USC (CA)                        2005   NCAA 1-A
    638    Montana                         1996   NCAA 1-AA
    638    Nebraska                        1995   NCAA 1-A
    636    Sioux Falls (SD)                1996   NAIA II
    635    Harvard (MA)                    1888   Major College
    633    Northwestern Oklahoma St.       2000   NAIA
    630    New Haven (CT)                  1993   NCAA II
    628    Mississippi Valley St.          1984   NCAA 1-AA
    627    Georgetown (KY)                 2000   NAIA
    623    Indiana (PA)                    1917   Small College
    622    California-Davis                2000   NCAA II
    622    Tulsa (OK)                      1920   Major College
    621    New London Submarine Base (CT)  1921   Military
    619    Georgia Southern                1986   NCAA 1-AA
    618    Minnesota                       1903   Major College
    613    New Haven (CT)                  1992   NCAA II
    611    Florida                         1996   NCAA 1-A
    610    Kansas St.                      1998   NCAA 1-A
    609    Princeton (NJ)                  1888   Major College
    607    Nebraska                        1997   NCAA 1-A
    606    Brigham Young (UT)              1980   NCAA 1-A
    606    Delta St. (MS)                  2000   NCAA II
    604    Marshall (WV)                   1992   NCAA 1-AA
    602    Boise St. (ID)                  2003   NCAA 1-A
    602    Miami University (OH)           2003   NCAA 1-A
    601    Oklahoma                        2003   NCAA 1-A
    597    Louisville (KY)                 2004   NCAA 1-A
    597    Carson-Newman (TN)              1999   NCAA II
    595    Simpson (IA)                    1997   NCAA III
    594    Florida A&M                     1998   NCAA 1-AA
    593    Idaho                           1993   NCAA 1-AA
    593    Texas A&M-Kingsville            1976   NAIA I
    592    Tulsa (OK)                      1919   Major College
    590    Brigham Young (UT)              1996   NCAA 1-A
    589    Houston (TX)                    1989   NCAA 1-A
    588    Harvard (MA)                    1891   Major College
    587    Boise St. (ID)                  2004   NCAA 1-A
    584    Florida A&M                     1999   NCAA 1-AA
    584    Georgia Southern                1989   NCAA 1-AA
    584    Oklahoma St.                    1988   NCAA 1-A
    582    Mount Union (OH)                1993   NCAA III
    580    Saint John's (MN)               1994   NCAA III
    578    Ferrum (VA)                     1988   NCAA III
    578    Missouri Valley                 1989   NAIA II
    577    Findlay (OH)                    1997   NAIA
    575    Pacific (CA)                    1949   Major College
    573    Pacific Lutheran (WA)           1993   NAIA II
    570    Delaware                        2000   NCAA 1-AA
    569    Stephen F. Austin (TX)          1989   NCAA 1-AA
    567    Michigan                        1904   Major College
    567    Northwest Missouri St.          1999   NCAA II
    566    Tulsa (OK)                      1916   Major College
    565    Central St. (OH)                1990   NAIA I
    565    Michigan                        1903   Major College
    564    Gardner-Webb (NC)               1992   NCAA II
    564    Penn St.                        1994   NCAA 1-A
    563    Florida St.                     1995   NCAA 1-A
    563    Lambuth (TN)                    1994   NAIA II
    562    Arizona St.                     1972   Major College
    561    Clarion (PA)                    1996   NCAA II
    560    Marshall (WV)                   1994   NCAA 1-AA
    558    Florida                         1995   NCAA 1-A
    558    Haskell Institute (KS)          1926   Small College
    558    North Dakota St.                1988   NCAA II
    558    Northwestern College (IA)       1982   NAIA II
    557    North Alabama                   1993   NCAA II
    556    New Haven (CT)                  1997   NCAA II
    555    Harvard (MA)                    1890   Major College
    555    Hofstra (NY)                    1990   NCAA III
    555    Northwestern Oklahoma St.       1999   NAIA
    555    Pittsburg St. (KS)              1991   NCAA II
    555    Sioux Falls (SD)                1997   NAIA
    554    Northwest Missouri St.          2000   NCAA II
    554    Southwest Texas St.             1981   NCAA II
    553    Nebraska                        1996   NCAA 1-A
    552    Texas Tech                      2003   NCAA 1-A
    550    Michigan                        1901   Major College
    549    Kansas St.                      2000   NCAA 1-A
    549    Pacific Lutheran (WA)           1999   NCAA III
    547    Mount Union (OH)                1995   NCAA III
    546    Delaware                        1979   NCAA II
    546    Nevada                          1991   NCAA 1-AA
    545    Bloomsburg (PA)                 2000   NCAA II
    544    Utah                            2004   NCAA 1-A
    542    Emory & Henry (VA)              1987   NCAA III
    542    Indiana (PA)                    1990   NCAA II
    542    Minnesota                       1905   Major College
    542    North Dakota St.                1990   NCAA II
    541    Portland St. (OR)               1980   NCAA II
    540    Missouri-Rolla                  1914   Small College
    540    Saint John's (MN)               2000   NCAA III
    540    Tulane (LA)                     1998   NCAA 1-A
    539    North Dakota St.                1986   NCAA II
    539    Princeton (NJ)                  1885   Major College
    538    Florida                         1994   NCAA 1-A
    538    Indiana (PA)                    1993   NCAA II
    538    Pittsburg St. (KS)              1992   NCAA II
    538    Widener (PA)                    2000   NCAA III
    537    Montana                         1999   NCAA 1-AA
    536    Florida St.                     1993   NCAA 1-A
    534    USC (CA)                        2003   NCAA 1-A
    534    Oklahoma                        1971   Major College
    533    Texas                           2003   NCAA 1-A
    533    New Mexico Highlands            1968   NAIA
    533    Pittsburg St. (KS)              1987   NAIA I
    532    Bowling Green (OH)              2004   NCAA 1-A
    532    Boise St. (ID)                  2000   NCAA 1-A
    531    Centre (KY)                     1920   Small College
    531    Nevada                          1986   NCAA 1-AA
    531    Northwestern College (IA)       1983   NAIA II
    529    Baker (KS)                      1980   NAIA II
    529    Carroll (MT)                    1988   NAIA II
    529    Texas A&M-Commerce              1952   NAIA
    528    Massachusetts                   1998   NCAA 1-AA
    527    Northern Michigan               1976   NCAA II
    527    Valdosta St. (GA)               1994   NCAA II
    525    Villanova (PA)                  1997   NCAA 1-AA
    524    Brigham Young (UT)              1990   NCAA 1-A
    524    North Alabama                   1995   NCAA II
    523    Alcorn St. (MS)                 1994   NCAA 1-AA
    523    Brigham Young (UT)              1989   NCAA 1-A
    523    Mount Union (OH)                1998   NCAA III
    522    Nebraska                        2000   NCAA 1-A
    521    Louisville (KY)                 2005   NCAA 1-A
    521    Nevada                          1995   NCAA 1-A
    519    Haskell Institute (KS)          1913   Major College
    519    Hastings (NE)                   1999   NAIA
    518    Troy St. (AL)                   1968   NAIA
    517    Bethany (KS)                    1995   NAIA II
    517    Samford (AL)                    1987   NCAA III
    516    Weber St. (UT)                  1991   NCAA 1-AA
    515    Florida A&M                     1960   NAIA
    515    Nevada                          1996   NCAA 1-A
    515    Texas A&M-Kingsville            1995   NCAA II
    515    Yale (CT)                       1887   Major College
    514    Grand Valley St. (MI)           1989   NCAA II
    514    Nebraska                        1982   NCAA 1-A
    514    Vanderbilt (TN)                 1915   Major College
    514    West Chester (PA)               1958   NAIA
    513    2nd Air Force (CO)              1944   Military/Major College
    513    Florida                         1993   NCAA 1-A
    513    Florida St.                     1992   NCAA 1-A
    513    Valdosta St. (GA)               2000   NCAA II
    512    Wittenberg (OH)                 2000   NCAA III
    511    Florida St.                     2000   NCAA 1-A
    511    Holy Cross (MA)                 1987   NCAA 1-AA
    511    Houston (TX)                    1990   NCAA 1-A
    511    Wyoming                         1988   NCAA 1-A
    510    California                      1920   Major College
    510    Fresno St. (CA)                 1992   NCAA 1-A
    510    Hampton (VA)                    1994   NCAA 1-AA
    510    Ohio Northern                   1999   NCAA III
    509    Dayton (OH)                     1980   NCAA III
    509    Nebraska                        1989   NCAA 1-A
    508    Central St. (OH)                1983   NAIA I
    508    Randolph Field (TX)             1944   Military/Major College
    507    Florida St.                     1991   NCAA 1-A
    507    King College (TN)               1923   Small College
    507    Nebraska                        1971   Major College
    506    Florida A&M                     1961   NAIA
    506    Georgia Southern                2000   NCAA 1-AA
    506    Marshall (WV)                   1991   NCAA 1-AA
    506    Miami (FL)                      2000   NCAA 1-A
    506    Northern Arizona                1996   NCAA 1-AA
    506    Northern Colorado               1998   NCAA II
    506    West Texas A&M                  1994   NCAA II
    505    Brigham Young (UT)              1983   NCAA 1-A
    505    Troy St. (AL)                   1993   NCAA 1-AA
    504    Army (NY)                       1944   Major College
    504    Carlisle Indian School (PA)     1912   Major College
    504    Lambuth (TN)                    1999   NAIA
    504    Valdosta St. (GA)               1996   NCAA II
    503    Minnesota                       2003   NCAA 1-A
    503    Brigham Young (UT)              1981   NCAA 1-A
    503    Delaware                        1992   NCAA 1-AA
    503    Northern Colorado               1999   NCAA II
    503    Pittsburg St. (KS)              1988   NAIA I
    502    Chicago (IL)                    1899   Major College
    502    North Dakota St.                2000   NCAA II
    502    Rocky Mountain (MT)             1999   NAIA
    502    Saint John's (MN)               1991   NCAA III
    502    Washington & Jefferson (PA)     1994   NCAA III
    502    Western Connecticut St.         2000   NCAA III
    501    Montana                         1993   NCAA 1-AA
    501    Nebraska                        1972   Major College
    501    Springfield (MA)                2000   NCAA III
    500    Widener (PA)                    1980   NCAA III
    498↑   King College (TN)               1922   Small College


An October 1922 game ended early (the third quarter was 13 minutes long instead of 15 and the game ended after only six minutes has passed in the fourth quarter) leaving the score at 206-0. This is worth noting for a team that finished with 498 points for that season.[2]


    Season       School                       Points     Classification
    1885   Princeton (NJ)                  539    Major College
    1886   Harvard (MA)                    765    Major College
    1886   Yale (CT)                       687    Major College
    1887   Harvard (MA)                    660    Major College
    1887   Yale (CT)                       515    Major College
    1888   Harvard (MA)                    635    Major College
    1888   Princeton (NJ)                  609    Major College
    1888   Yale (CT)                       698    Major College
    1889   Yale (CT)                       665    Major College
    1890   Harvard (MA)                    555    Major College
    1891   Harvard (MA)                    588    Major College
    1899   Chicago (IL)                    502    Major College
    1901   Michigan                        550    Major College
    1902   Michigan                        644    Major College
    1903   Michigan                        565    Major College
    1903   Minnesota                       618    Major College
    1904   Michigan                        567    Major College
    1904   Minnesota                       725    Major College
    1905   Minnesota                       542    Major College
    1912   Carlisle Indian School (PA)     504    Major College
    1913   Haskell Institute (KS)          519    Major College
    1914   Missouri-Rolla                  540    Small College
    1915   Vanderbilt (TN)                 514    Major College
    1916   Tulsa (OK)                      566    Major College
    1917   Indiana (PA)                    623    Small College
    1919   Tulsa (OK)                      592    Major College
    1920   California                      510    Major College
    1920   Centre (KY)                     531    Small College
    1920   Tulsa (OK)                      622    Major College
    1921   New London Submarine Base (CT)  621    Military
    1923   King College (TN)               507    Small College
    1926   Haskell Institute (KS)          558    Small College
    1944   2nd Air Force (CO)              513    Military/Major College
    1944   Army (NY)                       504    Major College
    1944   Randolph Field (TX)             508    Military/Major College
    1949   Pacific (CA)                    575    Major College
    1952   Texas A&M-Commerce              529    NAIA
    1958   West Chester (PA)               514    NAIA
    1960   Florida A&M                     515    NAIA
    1961   Florida A&M                     506    NAIA
    1968   New Mexico Highlands            533    NAIA
    1968   Troy St. (AL)                   518    NAIA
    1971   Nebraska                        507    Major College
    1971   Oklahoma                        534    Major College
    1972   Arizona St.                     562    Major College
    1972   Nebraska                        501    Major College
    1976   Northern Michigan               527    NCAA II
    1976   Texas A&M-Kingsville            593    NAIA I
    1979   Delaware                        546    NCAA II
    1980   Baker (KS)                      529    NAIA II
    1980   Brigham Young (UT)              606    NCAA 1-A
    1980   Dayton (OH)                     509    NCAA III
    1980   Portland St. (OR)               541    NCAA II
    1980   Widener (PA)                    500    NCAA III
    1981   Brigham Young (UT)              503    NCAA 1-A
    1981   Southwest Texas St.             554    NCAA II
    1982   Nebraska                        514    NCAA 1-A
    1982   Northwestern College (IA)       558    NAIA II
    1983   Brigham Young (UT)              505    NCAA 1-A
    1983   Central St. (OH)                508    NAIA I
    1983   Nebraska                        654    NCAA 1-A
    1983   Northwestern College (IA)       531    NAIA II
    1984   Mississippi Valley St.          628    NCAA 1-AA
    1986   Georgia Southern                619    NCAA 1-AA
    1986   Nevada                          531    NCAA 1-AA
    1986   North Dakota St.                539    NCAA II
    1987   Emory & Henry (VA)              542    NCAA III
    1987   Holy Cross (MA)                 511    NCAA 1-AA
    1987   Pittsburg St. (KS)              533    NAIA I
    1987   Samford (AL)                    517    NCAA III
    1988   Carroll (MT)                    529    NAIA II
    1988   Ferrum (VA)                     578    NCAA III
    1988   North Dakota St.                558    NCAA II
    1988   Oklahoma St.                    584    NCAA 1-A
    1988   Pittsburg St. (KS)              503    NAIA I
    1988   Wyoming                         511    NCAA 1-A
    1989   Brigham Young (UT)              523    NCAA 1-A
    1989   Central St. (OH)                667    NAIA I
    1989   Georgia Southern                584    NCAA 1-AA
    1989   Grand Valley St. (MI)           514    NCAA II
    1989   Houston (TX)                    589    NCAA 1-A
    1989   Missouri Valley                 578    NAIA II
    1989   Nebraska                        509    NCAA 1-A
    1989   Stephen F. Austin (TX)          569    NCAA 1-AA
    1990   Brigham Young (UT)              524    NCAA 1-A
    1990   Central St. (OH)                565    NAIA I
    1990   Hofstra (NY)                    555    NCAA III
    1990   Houston (TX)                    511    NCAA 1-A
    1990   Indiana (PA)                    542    NCAA II
    1990   North Dakota St.                542    NCAA II
    1991   Florida St.                     507    NCAA 1-A
    1991   Georgetown (KY)                 744    NAIA II
    1991   Marshall (WV)                   506    NCAA 1-AA
    1991   Nevada                          546    NCAA 1-AA
    1991   Pittsburg St. (KS)              555    NCAA II
    1991   Saint John's (MN)               502    NCAA III
    1991   Weber St. (UT)                  516    NCAA 1-AA
    1992   Delaware                        503    NCAA 1-AA
    1992   Florida St.                     513    NCAA 1-A
    1992   Fresno St. (CA)                 510    NCAA 1-A
    1992   Gardner-Webb (NC)               564    NCAA II
    1992   Marshall (WV)                   604    NCAA 1-AA
    1992   New Haven (CT)                  613    NCAA II
    1992   Pittsburg St. (KS)              538    NCAA II
    1993   Florida                         513    NCAA 1-A
    1993   Florida St.                     536    NCAA 1-A
    1993   Idaho                           593    NCAA 1-AA
    1993   Indiana (PA)                    538    NCAA II
    1993   Montana                         501    NCAA 1-AA
    1993   Mount Union (OH)                582    NCAA III
    1993   New Haven (CT)                  630    NCAA II
    1993   North Alabama                   557    NCAA II
    1993   Pacific Lutheran (WA)           573    NAIA II
    1993   Saint John's (MN)               702    NCAA III
    1993   Troy St. (AL)                   505    NCAA 1-AA
    1994   Alcorn St. (MS)                 523    NCAA 1-AA
    1994   Florida                         538    NCAA 1-A
    1994   Hampton (VA)                    510    NCAA 1-AA
    1994   Lambuth (TN)                    563    NAIA II
    1994   Marshall (WV)                   560    NCAA 1-AA
    1994   Penn St.                        564    NCAA 1-A
    1994   Saint John's (MN)               580    NCAA III
    1994   Valdosta St. (GA)               527    NCAA II
    1994   Washington & Jefferson (PA)     502    NCAA III
    1994   West Texas A&M                  506    NCAA II
    1995   Bethany (KS)                    517    NAIA II
    1995   Florida                         558    NCAA 1-A
    1995   Florida St.                     563    NCAA 1-A
    1995   Montana                         652    NCAA 1-AA
    1995   Mount Union (OH)                547    NCAA III
    1995   Nebraska                        638    NCAA 1-A
    1995   Nevada                          521    NCAA 1-A
    1995   North Alabama                   524    NCAA II
    1995   Texas A&M-Kingsville            515    NCAA II
    1996   Brigham Young (UT)              590    NCAA 1-A
    1996   Clarion (PA)                    561    NCAA II
    1996   Florida                         611    NCAA 1-A
    1996   Marshall (WV)                   658    NCAA 1-AA
    1996   Montana                         638    NCAA 1-AA
    1996   Mount Union (OH)                669    NCAA III
    1996   Nebraska                        553    NCAA 1-A
    1996   Nevada                          515    NCAA 1-A
    1996   Northern Arizona                506    NCAA 1-AA
    1996   Sioux Falls (SD)                636    NAIA II
    1996   Valdosta St. (GA)               504    NCAA II
    1997   Findlay (OH)                    577    NAIA
    1997   Mount Union (OH)                752    NCAA III
    1997   Nebraska                        607    NCAA 1-A
    1997   New Haven (CT)                  556    NCAA II
    1997   Simpson (IA)                    595    NCAA III
    1997   Sioux Falls (SD)                555    NAIA
    1997   Villanova (PA)                  525    NCAA 1-AA
    1998   Florida A&M                     594    NCAA 1-AA
    1998   Georgia Southern                654    NCAA 1-AA
    1998   Kansas St.                      610    NCAA 1-A
    1998   Massachusetts                   528    NCAA 1-AA
    1998   Mount Union (OH)                523    NCAA III
    1998   Northern Colorado               506    NCAA II
    1998   Northwest Missouri St.          653    NCAA II
    1998   Tulane (LA)                     540    NCAA 1-A
    1999   Carson-Newman (TN)              597    NCAA II
    1999   Florida A&M                     584    NCAA 1-AA
    1999   Georgetown (KY)                 710    NAIA
    1999   Georgia Southern                747    NCAA 1-AA
    1999   Hastings (NE)                   519    NAIA
    1999   Lambuth (TN)                    504    NAIA
    1999   Montana                         537    NCAA 1-AA
    1999   Mount Union (OH)                649    NCAA III
    1999   Northern Colorado               503    NCAA II
    1999   Northwest Missouri St.          567    NCAA II
    1999   Northwestern Oklahoma St.       555    NAIA
    1999   Ohio Northern                   510    NCAA III
    1999   Pacific Lutheran (WA)           549    NCAA III
    1999   Rocky Mountain (MT)             502    NAIA
    2000   Bloomsburg (PA)                 545    NCAA II
    2000   Boise St. (ID)                  532    NCAA 1-A
    2000   California-Davis                622    NCAA II
    2000   Delaware                        570    NCAA 1-AA
    2000   Delta St. (MS)                  606    NCAA II
    2000   Florida St.                     511    NCAA 1-A
    2000   Georgetown (KY)                 627    NAIA
    2000   Georgia Southern                506    NCAA 1-AA
    2000   Kansas St.                      549    NCAA 1-A
    2000   Miami (FL)                      506    NCAA 1-A
    2000   Mount Union (OH)                662    NCAA III
    2000   Nebraska                        522    NCAA 1-A
    2000   North Dakota St.                502    NCAA II
    2000   Northwest Missouri St.          554    NCAA II
    2000   Northwestern Oklahoma St.       633    NAIA
    2000   Saint John's (MN)               540    NCAA III
    2000   Springfield (MA)                501    NCAA III
    2000   Valdosta St. (GA)               513    NCAA II
    2000   Western Connecticut St.         502    NCAA III
    2000   Widener (PA)                    538    NCAA III
    2000   Wittenberg (OH)                 512    NCAA III

[edit] Data missing for 2001 & 2002 (all classifications) as well as non-D1-A schools for 2003 through 2006.

    2003   Boise St. (ID)                  602    NCAA 1-A
    2003   Miami University (OH)           602    NCAA 1-A
    2003   Oklahoma                        601    NCAA 1-A
    2003   Texas Tech                      552    NCAA 1-A
    2003   USC (CA)                        534    NCAA 1-A
    2003   Texas                           533    NCAA 1-A
    2003   Minnesota                       503    NCAA 1-A
    2004   Louisville (KY)                 597    NCAA 1-A
    2004   Boise St. (ID)                  587    NCAA 1-A
    2004   Utah                            544    NCAA 1-A
    2004   Bowling Green (OH)              532    NCAA 1-A
    2005   Texas                           652    NCAA 1-A
    2005   USC (CA)                        638    NCAA 1-A
    2005   Louisville (KY)                 521    NCAA 1-A
    2006   Hawaii                          656    NCAA 1-A

[edit] All data missing for 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Finding the End Zone Compilation. Accessed March 19, 2008.
  2. ^ Bristol Herald Couries, Sunday, October 22, 1922.